UNITED STATES

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JULY 2, 2003


                                SOLUTIA INC.
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           (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                                  DELAWARE
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                          (STATE OF INCORPORATION)



             001-13255                                    43-1781797
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            (COMMISSION                                  (IRS EMPLOYER
            FILE NUMBER)                                 IDENTIFICATION NO.)



 575 MARYVILLE CENTRE DRIVE, P.O. BOX 66760, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI     63166-6760
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   (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                          (ZIP CODE)



                               (314) 674-1000
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             REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE







ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:



         Exhibit Number                              Description
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              99.1                  Press Release dated July 2, 2003, issued by Solutia Inc.



ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The following information is being furnished under Item 9
"Regulation FD Disclosure" and, in accordance with the procedural guidance
in the SEC's Release No. 33-8216, Item 12 "Disclosure of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition."

         On July 2, 2003, Solutia Inc. issued a press release updating
Solutia's second quarter financial results and providing a litigation
outlook. A copy of that press release is filed as an exhibit to this report
and is incorporated here by reference.

         The information in this report, including the exhibit, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.







                                 SIGNATURES

            PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF
BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                               SOLUTIA INC.
                                               (Registrant)
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                                   /s/ Jeffry N. Quinn
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                                        Secretary









DATE: JULY 3, 2003







                                EXHIBIT INDEX

These exhibits are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601
of Regulation S-K.

   Exhibit Number                         Description
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       99.1           Press release dated July 2, 2003, issued by Solutia Inc.